"Recent Advances in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Volume II" ed. by Michael Fitzgerald

This book will assist the experienced and non-specialist reader to keep up with recent developments. The book will be relevant to psychiatrists, psychologists, paediatricians, social workers, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and care workers.

The book opens with a focus on the evolutionary aspects of autism and then focuses on the public's attitude towards autism including the stigma issue. Then there is a focus on cortical modularity and electrophysiology followed by treatment issues including sensory, medical and community-based interventions. Finally, forensic issues are dealt with and the importance of the built environment is focused on.

Contents
Section 1 Evolution
1 The Stone Age Origins of Autism
Section 2 Attitudes to Autism
2 Attitudes Towards Autism Among Israeli Arab Teachers' College Students
Section 3 Brain and Autism
3 The Role of Cortical Modularity in Tactile Information Processing: An Approach to Measuring Information Processing Deficits in Autism
4 Electrophysiology of Autism
Section 4 Treatment
5 The Sensory Experience of Toilet Training and Its Implications for Autism Intervention
6 The Recovery Orientation of a Farm Community for Severe Autism — Data from the DREEM-IT (Developing Recovery Enhancing Environment Measures — Italian Version)
7 The Medical Treatment of Autism Disorders
Section 5 The Law and Autism
8 Forensic Issues in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Learning from Court Decisions
Section 6 Architecture and Autism
9 Autism and Architecture